tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post2460217598556981256..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Why the Con Leadership Race is Heading for OblivionSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15797576691522628432015-11-02T09:24:41.125-05:002015-11-02T09:24:41.125-05:00Hi Simon,
Thanks for the kind words.
About Harpe...Hi Simon,<br />Thanks for the kind words. <br /><br />About Harper and his record, I have found Bob Altemeyer's book, <i>The Authoritarians</i> and his discussion of Authoritarian Leaders in Chapter 5. which starts on pg 160. to be very interesting. In particular his description of <i>“Double Highs</i>, starts roughly at pg 177 is eerily reminiscent of Harper. It would almost predict many of Harper's decisions and policies (well in very general terms).<br /><br />It also may provide a good framework for people to watch for more neo-Harpers coming along. <br /><br />It is interesting that Altemeyer reports (somewhere that I don't see at the moment) that there seems to be a hard-core body of roughly 30% of the population that are high Right Wing Authoritarians (RWAs) which strangely enough seems correspond to the Con core. <br /><br />A very quick and dirt summary of the main descriptive points for a Right Wing Authoritarian is available athttp://hubpages.com/politics/An-Analysis-of-the-Right-Wing-Authoritarian-Follower-RWA<br /><br /><i>The Authoritarians</i> is available at <br />http://members.shaw.ca/jeanaltemeyer/drbob/TheAuthoritarians.pdf<br /><br />It seems to have been a self-publishing effort done in Word in the early days of self-publishing so it can be a bit annoying to read, especially as Altemeyer uses a lot of footnotes that are required reading :(. I finally figured out that if I opened the document in two different pdf readers, one for the main text and one for the footnotes it was not too bad.jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-41287786961106204362015-11-02T08:31:36.026-05:002015-11-02T08:31:36.026-05:00http://rickmercer.com/Rick-s-Rant/Blog/October-201...http://rickmercer.com/Rick-s-Rant/Blog/October-2010/Seal-Caucus.aspx<br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-44759894814399871322015-11-02T08:29:25.440-05:002015-11-02T08:29:25.440-05:00hi David...hmmm I wish I'd seen that clip on e...hi David...hmmm I wish I'd seen that clip on election night, it would made that wonderful night even more enjoyable. On can only hope that Harper watched it, because it would have made his night even more miserable, if that's possible...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-65999805493206676752015-11-02T08:23:52.204-05:002015-11-02T08:23:52.204-05:00hi David...yes Chong is a cit above the others, wh...hi David...yes Chong is a cit above the others, which is why he wouldn't stand a chance of winning. It will take a lot of work and time to change the nature of the Harper Party...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-89970945287607618622015-11-02T08:22:21.846-05:002015-11-02T08:22:21.846-05:00hi e.a.f..we don't want anyone smart to run fo...hi e.a.f..we don't want anyone smart to run for the leadership of that party, unless they belong to the PC wing which as far as I can tell is practically extinct. Because so many Cons come from Alberta, the odds are stacked against them...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-69671660477039572802015-11-02T08:20:20.827-05:002015-11-02T08:20:20.827-05:00hi anon...you're right, Jason Kenney has been ...hi anon...you're right, Jason Kenney has been a professional politician all his life. Even Pierre Poilievre ran some kind of robocall company once. I'm still not sure he truly believes he would make a good leader, but if he does he's delusional...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-11435337423483078952015-11-02T08:18:14.224-05:002015-11-02T08:18:14.224-05:00hi Steve...it;s last call at the Con trough. I can...hi Steve...it;s last call at the Con trough. I can only imagine how they're feeling, it must be a terrible shock. There are several thousand Cons out of work in Ottawa alone, and with progressive governments all over the country I can't see many of them getting a cushy job again. If you see them begging, please throw them a nickel....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-46801354443697012962015-11-02T08:14:26.090-05:002015-11-02T08:14:26.090-05:00hi rumleyfips....yes you're right, it is too b...hi rumleyfips....yes you're right, it is too bad that Calandra wasn't around to throw his jester's hat into the ring.If he had I might have had to reconsider switching my support from Kenney to him... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-31791130227990347152015-11-02T08:12:38.527-05:002015-11-02T08:12:38.527-05:00hi Anonymous A...exactly, it is the big question t...hi Anonymous A...exactly, it is the big question they and all the other Con collaborators should be asked. Never in my life have I seen so many act like complete stooges. And you can be sure I intend to remind them about that until the end of my life. For it was absolutely shameless...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-20276511800755147832015-11-02T08:10:36.576-05:002015-11-02T08:10:36.576-05:00hi jrkrideau...that's a perceptive comment, an...hi jrkrideau...that's a perceptive comment, and one that has struck me through the years. When you look at Harper's record from his student council days in high school and university, he has never sought to build only to destroy. In fact I don't believe Harper can be properly understood without recognizing that obvious character flaw. And yes you're right, the Cons are all talking about tome, or a failure to communicate which is a bit rich considering they spend almost a billion dollars trying to brainwash us. But as for the Con leadership race, what strikes me is the mediocrity of the candidates, and unless they can get someone from the outside I can't seen how they are going to repair and renew their party... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-21936362658798671072015-11-02T08:05:05.137-05:002015-11-02T08:05:05.137-05:00hi Omar...you're right, he defended the Cons e...hi Omar...you're right, he defended the Cons every time he appeared, but never ever criticized them like he is now doing. And of course he's still peddling the line that the election could have been won if the campaign had been better run. So he too is delusional...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19539827575324290452015-11-02T08:02:43.695-05:002015-11-02T08:02:43.695-05:00hi anon...yes it is outrageous isn't it? I'...hi anon...yes it is outrageous isn't it? I'm an atheist and still more of a Christian than all of them, especially their depraved leader...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-38524890013041378052015-11-02T02:57:17.575-05:002015-11-02T02:57:17.575-05:00Federal Election 2015: Jason Kenney expects Stephe...Federal Election 2015: Jason Kenney expects Stephen Harper to resign<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwUIxzF5dtwDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80783033018420779492015-11-01T23:17:52.254-05:002015-11-01T23:17:52.254-05:00The only one I think who has the ability to raise ...The only one I think who has the ability to raise the Cons from the ashes is Michael Chong.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51900502569411083772015-11-01T19:04:58.442-05:002015-11-01T19:04:58.442-05:00it is' too bad no one with some smarts is stan...it is' too bad no one with some smarts is standing for interium leader. On the other hand it is a good strategy to not stand for interium leader, no one will be able to point at you later and the mistakes you have made. we can only hope their is some one who can take the con party back to the P.C. party so that Canadians who do not want to vote Liberal, NDP, Green, Bloc etc have a party to vote for. You need a right of centre party for those who want to vote that way. that is what a democracy is all aboute,a,f,noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82404979811239397072015-11-01T10:57:41.852-05:002015-11-01T10:57:41.852-05:00Jason Kenney - per his Wikipedia entry - has never... Jason Kenney - per his Wikipedia entry - has never had a 'real' job. At least Harperman worked in a mailroom for a while (dad got him the job) before embarking on his political career.<br /><br />Jason Kenney: He's just not ready.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-39054108883138780262015-11-01T10:43:41.886-05:002015-11-01T10:43:41.886-05:00$80,000 thats all folks, pigs at the last trough$80,000 thats all folks, pigs at the last troughStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-2777093414246793552015-11-01T10:34:22.221-05:002015-11-01T10:34:22.221-05:00To bad the electorate handed Calandra his ass in a...To bad the electorate handed Calandra his ass in a hat. With him in charge the biblical bigots would get their 40 years in the wilderness.rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-50003370191057390582015-11-01T09:53:41.507-05:002015-11-01T09:53:41.507-05:00The big question which should be asked to every on...The big question which should be asked to every one of them is 'Why did you stand by like trained seals while Harper destroyed your Party?"<br /><br />Anonymous-AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34306205393239067792015-11-01T08:47:38.029-05:002015-11-01T08:47:38.029-05:00Norquay writes Harper had always had a strange ave... Norquay writes Harper had always had a strange aversion to speaking in visionary terms about anything<br /><br />Other than a firm belief that government and taxes were wrong I don't really think Harper ever had a vision and the equivalent of <i>Sacking Rome</i> is hardly strategic.<br /><br />Norquay identifies some of the problems the Cons had going into the election but I don't see any hint that the main Con players are willing to admit that their loss was heavily do to bad policy and governance not just a poor campaign. I think that they are still in denial of the fact that 9 or so years of bad governance and retrogressive and often vindictice policies had some <i>small</i> effect.<br /><br />Candace Bergen seems like a good candidate for interim leader but in the long run I'm hoping that Tim Hudak runs for the leadership. Now there's a man who could do great things (for us).jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15215899069780286712015-11-01T08:02:54.739-05:002015-11-01T08:02:54.739-05:00While Norquay's commentary was extremely welco...While Norquay's commentary was extremely welcoming, the old fuckwad still managed to go on CBC Power & Politics every chance he got during the campaign to defend Harper and his Conservatives. Apparently scum of the Earth have little time for scruples. Taste the hypocrisy Canada.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-42366697220063490612015-11-01T07:41:41.775-05:002015-11-01T07:41:41.775-05:00That there are women like this in Canada running f...That there are women like this in Canada running for office just boggles my mind and that they call themselves Christian reboggles it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com